the koel in the darkness as if the night sings to us
Author: Elancharan இளஞ்சேரன்
Elancharan Gunasekaran is a multidisciplinary artist and poet. He has a strange love for all things poetical and Sci-Fi. A winner of the Montblanc X Esquire Six-word Story prize 2017. His latest publications are Superatomicluminal (Hesterglock Press), Gods of the Gonzo (Analog Submission Press) and The Cosmosnaut Manifesto (UndergroundBooks).
the splitting migraine and the half moon who offers no solace
half moon the half dead faces at the bus stop staring into oblivion
drink in the night and let fate run its course through pale veins
the fire red sky resisting the darkness at dusk
autumn the koel picks up the bits and pieces of her song
blessed be the autumn rain the little ones sing and scream
grey tidings she brings the song of the monsoon etched in our very being
filter away the lightning and thunder and you will hear her name
each year she returns with an army of grey needles to punish frail flesh
elancharan gunasekaran 